Waxoil shock horror

bongolow · Post by **bongolow** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:12 pm

Anyone got any bright ideas on removing waxoil stains from brick?

Had the Bongo waxoiled on Thursday then parked it on my friend's fancy red-brick drive the following day. BIG mistake - lots of drops of waxoil all over the drive...

I park on the street at home so hadn't noticed anything outside my own house.

Entirely my fault - the garage did warn me but I completely forgot (another senior moment).

koxxwasp · Post by **koxxwasp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:24 pm

OOOPS

Jet wash and elbow grease sounds like the order of the day to me pal.(at least his drive won't go rusty this winter

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samuel · Post by **samuel** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:59 pm

At least you can reassure your mate his drive won't rust!! Sorry. Couldn't resist that one.

bongolow · Post by **bongolow** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:17 pm

At least you can reassure your mate his drive won't rust!!

at least his drive won't go rusty this winter.

haaa bloody haaa...

My friend is a 'her' by the way. At least I think we are still friends...

Dabs · Post by **Dabs** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:31 pm

Bongolow,
Sounds daft but try some cat litter rubbed in with an old pair of boots.Then follow with a good jetwashing.Repeat the cycle if stain has not all gone.
Worth a try!

Cheers Dave

Dave up north · Post by **Dave up north** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:40 pm

Dont you think he is in enough trouble.

Not only does he leave stains on her entrance, but the cats start using it as a WC too.

Dago & Mrs D · Post by **Dago & Mrs D** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:07 pm

We had a car which leaked oil over our brickwork drive and we treated the stain with an oil stain remover which took a few applications but did the trick. Can't remember what the stuff was called but we didn't buy it from anywhere "special" so it would have come from Halfords or B&Q, or maybe Betterware. Guess it would work for waxoil.

Mrs D

ferdyb · Post by **ferdyb** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:18 pm

You 'thin' Waxoyl with turps, so I suggest you agitate some turps into the contaminated area to loosen it, then go in with a strong detergent followed by a jet wash to finish. Or a jet wash with strong detergent?

ferdy

bongolow · Post by **bongolow** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:20 pm

Dave - we tried some similar stuff but it wouldn't soak it up as it was like pitch.

Mrs D. - Would you believe I was in both B&Q and Halfords today but didn't think to look for anything like stain remover. What an idiot - I'll have another visit.

Dave up north -

Actually I'm in her good books at the moment as I lent her a camera while her's is in for repair.

bongolow · Post by **bongolow** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:24 pm

Thanks ferdy - we tried meths but it seemed to just spread it around. I'll try turps on my next visit.

koxxwasp · Post by **koxxwasp** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:09 pm

just don't go round again.

jimsmimm · Post by **jimsmimm** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:15 pm

gunk make a poduct for removing oil and the like it,ll work on slabs and mono block but not tar ....its water dispersable so should wash away taking the oil in it...

carliol · Post by **carliol** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:23 pm

I had the same problem but my jet washer removed it without any difficulty. Applying detergents etc might just spread the problem.

dobby · Post by **dobby** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:53 pm

Try brick cleaner from wickes or a good multi surface cleaner from a commercial cleaning company, use it neat

Worked when I got engine oil on the new patio.

Test it somewhere it won't show.

dreamwarrioruk · Post by **dreamwarrioruk** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:43 pm

why not replace the bricks.